Of Greed and Ants

Of Greed and Ants; 黃金有罪
Genre	Business-themed Drama
Created by	Television Broadcasts Limited
Starring	Eddie Cheung Siu-fai; Edwin Siu; Tony Hung; Elaine Yiu; Jeannie Chan; Ben Wong
Opening theme	Chase For (快閃) by Fred Cheng
Country of origin	Hong Kong
Original language(s)	Cantonese, with some dialogues in Thai
No. of episodes	30
Production
Producer(s)	Amy Wong
Production location(s)	Hong Kong, Thailand
Production company(s)	TVB
Release
Original network	TVB Jade
Original release	6 January –; 14 February 2020
Chronology
Preceded by	Ratman To The Rescue
Followed by	Forensic Heroes IV
External links
	Official Website

Of Greed and Ants (Chinese: 黃金有罪) is a business-themed drama series produced by Hong Kong's Television Broadcasts Limited that is based on the history and scandal surrounding the Carrian Group and its founder, George Tan.[1]

The series aired in January 2020, and concluded its run on February 14 that same year.

Plot

The series began in Hong Kong during the 1970s, an era in which the city's economy experienced rapid growth. Thai Chinese Gordon Wing Muk-Tong changed his view on life and left for Hong Kong after his father suffered a tragic fate at the hands of gangsters. After witnessing the power of the stock market, he wanted to become a manipulator. The lives of two young men would be affected by him as he rises to power.

References

"【岑傲明視評】《黃金有罪》：黃金年代" [(Shum O Ming's Television Critique) Of Greed and Ants: The Golden Age]. Ming Pao Weekly (in Chinese). 10 January 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020. ...以八十年代香港為背景，上一代不難看出故事以當年佳寧案為藍本，主角張兆輝的角色原型正是佳寧案主腦陳松青。此案是堪稱本港歷史上最大型的貪污詐騙案，《廉政行動》九十年代都拍過了，至此對八十後已經很陌生，可以當作全新故事觀賞。(...it takes place in Hong Kong in the 1980s, and older generations will find it easy to see it uses the Carrian Scandal from that era as a blueprint, and Eddie Cheung Siu-fai's role is based on the mastermind of the Carrian Scandal, George Tan. The Carrian Scandal is called the biggest corruption and fraud scandal in Hong Kong's history, and it was a topic covered by the "ICAC Investigators" drama series in the 1990s. By now, the scandal is a distant memories for those born in the 1980s, so they can treat this as an entirely new storyline.)

2. https://www.jaynestars.com/news/eddie-cheung-goes-from-rags-to-riches-for-tvbs-of-greed-and-ants/ January 2, 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

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[1] "【岑傲明視評】《黃金有罪》：黃金年代" [(Shum O Ming's Television Critique) Of Greed and Ants: The Golden Age]. Ming Pao Weekly (in Chinese). 10 January 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020. ...以八十年代香港為背景，上一代不難看出故事以當年佳寧案為藍本，主角張兆輝的角色原型正是佳寧案主腦陳松青。此案是堪稱本港歷史上最大型的貪污詐騙案，《廉政行動》九十年代都拍過了，至此對八十後已經很陌生，可以當作全新故事觀賞。(...it takes place in Hong Kong in the 1980s, and older generations will find it easy to see it uses the Carrian Scandal from that era as a blueprint, and Eddie Cheung Siu-fai's role is based on the mastermind of the Carrian Scandal, George Tan. The Carrian Scandal is called the biggest corruption and fraud scandal in Hong Kong's history, and it was a topic covered by the "ICAC Investigators" drama series in the 1990s. By now, the scandal is a distant memories for those born in the 1980s, so they can treat this as an entirely new storyline.)